The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-02-10

oecreearyssS S9oanAm81f1v 60 che
y -, E1ersgiis Wlih fCenals..e,
wAaHxercx, Fsh s-aSacpasu Nspaiae has
sent to Chairman Belmont AZ :the Hoqse Eos-
eign affairs COMMITTEES. : looe add carefdIIy pr.-
pared letter ID reply toj de- cosnshirSSfs reuue,.
fos bis views withSre4asd 10 ths H0u6 10 eeu-
ate retaliation hlls and fbr any slssAsinns sh.s
he may desirs 10 make With rsesreecs shessso.
The Secretary review: 2 ls.ssh ,As hisiesy Of
Unied 6sates and Great Bdtaitf with esferencs
the privileges Of United States vessels In Cane
dian poFts, and In c0hclusiou, says: = SItis much
% BE- regretted the medieval. tariff lawn, like
that cruel legacy Of the war, which still ipeum-
bers the statute books II the United Slaies, be
medievai non- -IntsEcoarse psaicy ike shas uf the
Dominion of Canada, approved BY the Qusen IL
council on the threshold Of her msiessys iubi-
lee year, should bc divided dizgFsce- oi our
common civilization.
- sxstous oasrAc1ES H'',
"Bo,h are Obstacles ID the snlzrrinaR frelr n.
tcscosrss among ahe heiss by Ekisdfed iklBd Of
one gryss hsri..se q socisl osies, laagsAss,Aws
nos,sg svsrysSess s6m sEasoiy ssscsssv &c -. ~ IL
Increasing progress ol the Aumaa aoa tn ven-
esaied 1ddn0es1 ofuHb tep6UlI6 6alsiky y(nsed =
ihst pspgreas is Blests powerful apd Wdl directed
impetus by withholding rop The Federal gov
erument authority 10 letter the S1feixn commerce
OF the people with nyiexpot tax. asd By soact-
ing absolute free trade forever among the inhabt-
tHnts Of all its States The new world which
swept into their ken was the world. OF Amesican
f:eemen whose laws should but estahlish and
guard their individual liberty. Had the most
northern colonies, anticipating then the inevits-
BILE hour, along with US, cut off and released to
her thencefofth separate and insular iortunes the
parent State, the whole continent Of North
America from sea TO sea, and from its northern
10 It's southern guh, would now be Joined IA one
indisseuese union Of indissoluble States, snd the
political line OF the 49lh parallel of latitude. with
geographical boundary Of i've great lakes and
their rvsf. instead of being marked BY snspicious
revenue officers and hostile custom houses, would
be invisible like The 100lh meridian, and another
bond OF unity like the waters OF the Mississippi
ANNEXATION INEVITABLE
In such wider dominion, in such greater and
enduring union, finally, by peaceful growth and
cordial union tor common lnteresis soon IR late
these now seperate peoples, discordant or divided
by political lines, but kindred by evvsy lie that
ever has united men or founded States. viii one
day merge their majestic empires. 1t behOoves
the craftsmanship OF our ow n and coming Rener-
alons ON either side the dividing line ~ per-
ceiye that this continental and imperial policy
Is not visionary hope, but rather in the order
OF nature, To witch The laws that we in our brief
time enact had best conform and give it iurther-
~-~~ O~~JS~s W. Wis POiiCyy tuctCtUfcv even
when repelling aggression, nvowina this COM
mon duty and ultimate destiny, even when re-
spending TO the offensive non intercourse policy
ny offended non-intercoufsei acts, which a any
moment we are more anxious to Withdraw frum
than now willing to enter upon, submit 10 your
COMMITTEES with greatest Difference dram of q
bill"
THE BILL LIKE BELMoNT'a
The bill submitted by Secretary Manning re-
sembles most that Of Mr.. Belmont introduced in
the House Jan. II. 1t authorizes the President
in his discretion to prohibit by proclamation The
entrance of Canadian vessels 10 ports uftie UNI
ted States, and Is authorize tein seizure spd for
feiture If they attempt to enter II also ernpow-
ers him to prohibit the importaliof into Or iran
sit across this country of Canadian goods. cars
and vehicles, on penalty ofsezdre and forfeiture.
and to appoine commissioner % take testimony
With regard y losses and Injuries inaietaa -apoa
United States fishing vessels since Dec, ii. 1885.
by the British or colonial authorities In Casadan
waters
It is understood that in response to Representa-
tive Belnlont's Aresoluiions inlroiuced In the
House about q week ago.. the tPresiient win
shortly lay before Congress further Correspond
enoe with the British government of an ex-
tremely interesting and Important character with
regard to the Canadian trouble.